So I tried the following and was surprised it didn't work.
I tried
MacBook Pro (ac adapter powered) -> Voyager Q FW800 (ac adapter powered)
Voyager Q -> external enclosure (ac adapter powered) FW800
external enclosure (ac adapter powered) -> G-Tech Mini Drive (bus only) FW800
The G-Tech mini drive doesn't work in this configuration.
...
It does work with
MacBook Pro (ac adapter powered) -> external enclosure (ac adapter powered) FW800
external enclosure (ac adapter powered) -> G-Tech Mini Drive (bus only) FW800
...
leading me to suspect there's something wrong with the Voyager Q?
Update: anyway I'm hearing that people are telling me that the Oxford 934DSP chipset in use by the Voyager doesn't pass thru Bus Power so it's a non-starter.
I tried
MacBook Pro (ac adapter powered) -> Voyager Q FW800 (ac adapter powered)
Voyager Q -> external enclosure (ac adapter powered) FW800
external enclosure (ac adapter powered) -> G-Tech Mini Drive (bus only) FW800
The G-Tech mini drive doesn't work in this configuration.
...
It does work with
MacBook Pro (ac adapter powered) -> external enclosure (ac adapter powered) FW800
external enclosure (ac adapter powered) -> G-Tech Mini Drive (bus only) FW800
...
leading me to suspect there's something wrong with the Voyager Q?
Update: anyway I'm hearing that people are telling me that the Oxford 934DSP chipset in use by the Voyager doesn't pass thru Bus Power so it's a non-starter.